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Whether compliance with statute of limitation is condition precedent to arbitration up to arbitrators

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A United States District Court in Texas has held that whether compliance with a statute of limitation is a condition precedent to the commencement of arbitration should be decided by arbitrators, not the court. Vesta Fire Insur. Corp. v. ERC, case no. 05-2404 (N.D. Tex. May 31, 2006).